India HIV/AIDS Alliance invites talented professionals to join our team in Delhi as
Communications Associate: Publications (Full time)
Introduction:
India HIV/AIDS Alliance (Alliance India) is a diverse partnership that brings together committed organisations and communities to support sustained responses to HIV in India. Complementing the Indian national programme, we work through capacity building, knowledge sharing, technical support and advocacy. Through our network of partners, we support the delivery of effective, innovative, community-based HIV programmes to key populations affected by the epidemic.
Alliance India works through NGO and CBO partners to support efforts that have a sustainable impact on HIV. We place communities at the center and work to ensure that vulnerable and marginalised people are meaningfully involved in all aspects of our response, including sex workers, men who have sex with men (MSM), transgenders, injecting drug users (IDUs) and people living with HIV. Our programming and policy efforts are driven by evidence of what works; quality and accountability are core priorities in our interventions, technical support and grant management.
For further details about Alliance India, please visit http://www.allianceindia.org
Summary of Responsibilities:
The Communications Associate will be responsible for producing documents and publications across Alliance India’s programmes in order to disseminate lessons learned; to promote best practise and broaden the response to HIV programming. This includes the assessment of documentation/publication needs of programmes of Alliance India and their partner NGOs.
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure effective documentation of programme activities, in order to disseminate lessons learned and best practise and raise awareness of Alliance India’s activities.
- Document programme learning through case studies, policy/ issue briefs, and evidence based research and other methodologies;
- Document innovative approaches in project implementation, with a particular focus on community driven mechanisms and programming for key populations;
- Identify new issues and methods for effective documentation to maximise the impact of our policy and programme work;
- Support the development of Alliance India communications by providing documentation to aid the production of various communication collaterals.
• Manage publication needs of the organisation.
- Collaborate with programme managers, strategic information team and other departments to generate content for various publications;
- Prepare advocacy material and policy briefs;
- Editing content and checking material to ensure it is accurate and original;
- Manage, develop communication briefs and relationships with external design and print institutions and assist in designing and production of resource documents and materials;
- Rewrite or modify copy to conform to organisational publication style and editorial policy;
- Work on publication design and coordinate with graphic designer;
- Manage vendor relationships to ensure timeliness, product quality, and best pricing;
- Constantly interact and keep abreast with all programmes within Alliance India;
- Proactively track progress of publication plan-related tasks, providing internal updates where necessary;
- Oversee distribution, dissemination and promotion of all publications;
- Maintain an archive of electronic publications and an inventory of print publications and send them out when requested.
• Assist communications team update and maintain Alliance India and other programme websites.
• Keep abreast of current trends in design and publications, with special attention to electronic and social media influences, tools and techniques.
• As a member of the communications team, support other parts of the communication portfolio as needed.
• Work effectively and collaboratively as a member of the Technical Support department.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:
Qualifications:
Applicants must have a Master’s degree in communications, social sciences, health or development field (or equivalent)
Experience:
At least three to four years of relevant experience in HIV or public health.
The position requires a strong commitment to HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and NGO activities in India, and a strong interest in and understanding of relevant issues.
Skills:
• Excellent editorial skills and experience in supporting production of publications.
• Experience of writing a variety of communication materials, including policy briefs and advocacy materials.
• Proven experience in designing and knowledge in using applications like Adobe Photoshop, etc.
• Excellent analytical and written skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team as well as independently.
• Ability and willingness to undertake travel within India.
• Strong commitment to HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Fluent in English and Hindi.
Alliance India is an equal opportunity employer. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from people most affected and living with HIV.
As a matter of policy, Alliance India operates rigorous recruitment and selection procedures and checks. This approach is part of the organization’s institutional commitment to protect children and other supported groups from abuse. Alliance India’s Child Protection Policy will be made available to short-listed candidates.
Compensation package will commensurate with qualification and experience. Interested candidates meeting the above criteria are requested to visit our website – http://www.allianceindia.org/about-us/careers.php to download our application template. The completed application should be sent before the closing date by e-mail to recruit@allianceindia.org. Please indicate the title of the post applied for on the subject line of your e-mail.
Only completed applications in our prescribed format will be considered.
India HIV/AIDS Alliance
6 Community Centre, Zamrudpur, Kailash Colony Extension, New Delhi – 110 048
Email: recruit@allianceindia.org
Website: www.allianceindia.org
Closing date for receipt of complete applications: 27th October, 2013
Interviews will be take place during the last week of October, 2013. Please note that we will not be able to notify all applicants. Only short listed candidates will be notified about the interview date.
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